There is nothing wrong with using public networks. It's not 2010 anymore. Your operating system is expected to be fully secure[1] even when malicious actors are

There is nothing wrong with using public networks. It's not 2010 anymore. Your operating system is expected to be fully secure[1] even when malicious actors are present in your local network. [1] except availability, we still can't get it right in setups used by regular people.